Anti-dumping exemption for specified producer-exporter removes duty on their vitrified and porcelain tile imports into India.
The designated authority's new shipper review found that specified vitrified and porcelain tiles exported by the named producer-exporter were not dumped and recommended no anti-dumping duty. The Central Government amended the existing anti-dumping notification to insert a proviso exempting imports of the subject goods produced by the named company and exported by the named exporter from anti-dumping duty, effective from the date provisional assessment was ordered.

Exchange rate determination for export goods sets specified currency conversion rates, superseding prior export notification.
Determines under statutory authority the rate of exchange for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees and vice versa for exported goods, effective 1 August 2004, superseding the earlier notification and prescribing the operative conversion figures listed in the appended schedules, with Schedule I covering major convertible currencies and Schedule II listing the Japanese Yen.

Exchange rate determination sets official foreign currency conversion rates for imported goods, superseding the prior notification.
Determination fixes official conversion rates of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for imported goods, superseding the prior notification and accompanied by two schedules listing the applicable currency rates to be used for customs purposes.

Anti-dumping duty rescission: withdrawal of provisional measures on lead-acid batteries while preserving prior actions.
The Central Government rescinds Notification No.110/2002-Customs concerning provisional anti-dumping measures on lead-acid batteries, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the Customs Tariff Rules for identification, assessment and collection of anti-dumping duty and determination of injury, while preserving actions or omissions done before the rescission.

Anti-dumping duty on lead acid batteries: amended exporter- and product-specific duties with Yuasa production exemption, effective from provisional assessment date.
The Central Government amended the anti-dumping notification for lead acid batteries to impose exporter- and product-type-specific duties for imports from the People's Republic of China following a new shipper review. The amendment replaces Table II entries to prescribe distinct duties for industrial, automotive and motorcycle batteries, sets a lower duty applicable to the named Chinese manufacturer/exporter, and inserts a proviso exempting industrial batteries produced by Yuasa Battery Guangdong Co. Ltd. from duty. The changes are effective from the provisional-assessment start date.

Customs Tariff amendment revises exemptions and prescribes separate duty rates for machine parts and static converters.
The notification amends tariff entries to substitute S.No. 276 and 298 and to create 276A and 298A: most parts of heading 8471 remain exempt but ink cartridges with print head assembly and ink spray nozzles are taxed at 5%; exemption is disapplied where assemblies include PPCBs, motherboards, or Power Supply Units; static converters that are units of heading 8471 remain nil-rated, while other static converters and specified telecommunication apparatus attract a 10% duty.

Additional duty on imported computers: differentiated ad valorem rates for CPUs and computer sets specified by notification.
The Rules prescribe additional customs duty on imports within heading 8471 by specifying ad valorem rates for two categories: central processing units imported separately, and CPUs imported together with monitor, mouse and keyboard as a set; additionally, the term computer is defined to include those CPUs and sets but to exclude separately imported input/output devices and accessories.

Additional duty on computer imports imposed under Computers (Additional Duty) Rules, 2004; CPUs and CPU sets are covered.
Imposition of an additional duty on imports of goods classifiable under tariff heading 8471 is directed to be levied in accordance with the Computers (Additional Duty) Rules, 2004. The notification defines "computer" to include a CPU imported separately or a CPU imported with monitor, mouse and keyboard as a set, and excludes separately imported input/output devices and accessories such as monitor, keyboard, mouse, modem, uninterrupted power supply system and web camera.

Anti-dumping duty rescission on Styrene Butadiene Rubber from specified countries under Customs Tariff Act; notification withdrawn.
The Central Government, under section 9A(1) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and rules 18 and 20 of the Customs Tariff Rules, 1995, rescinds Notification No.73/2000-Customs that imposed anti-dumping duty on Styrene Butadiene Rubber originating in or exported from Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, USA and Korea; the rescission withdraws that notification except as to things done or omitted before such rescission.

Continuation of anti dumping duty on SBR imports preserves per tonne duties and Indian currency payment with prescribed exchange rate rules.
Continuation directs imposition of anti dumping duty on SBR 1900 series imported from United States of America, Korea R.P. and Japan at specified per metric tonne rates for listed exporters and others, effective up to and inclusive of 25th October 2004, payable in Indian currency with exchange rate determined by notifications under section 14 of the Customs Act and the relevant date being the bill of entry presentation under section 46.

Anti-dumping duty on Nylon Tyre Cord Fabric imposed provisionally, applying a per unit charge with exchange rate conversion.
Provisional anti dumping duty is imposed on Nylon Tyre Cord Fabric from the People's Republic of China following findings of dumping and material injury, under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with the Anti dumping Rules. A uniform per kilogram charge in US dollars applies across specified origin/export permutations, the duty is payable in Indian currency, and conversion uses the government's notified exchange rate with the bill of entry date as the relevant date for rate determination.

Port designation: Desur, District Belgaum authorised for unloading imported goods and loading export goods under customs notification
Designation of Desur, District Belgaum as a port for the unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods is inserted into the Table to the principal customs notification for the State of Karnataka, expanding the list of locations authorised to perform import unloading and export loading operations under the existing notified customs framework.

Adjudication of Show Cause Notices: appointment of specified Commissioners to adjudicate listed DRI matters under Customs Act authority.
The Board, exercising Customs Act authority, designates specific Commissioners of Customs as the officers to adjudicate the listed show cause notices issued by the central revenue intelligence unit; the Table links each referenced file and party to the Commissioner who will exercise adjudicatory jurisdiction over that matter.

Customs exemption scope expanded to include specific electronic components and manufacturing machinery following amendment to exemption schedule.
Notification No. 71/2004-Customs amends Notification No. 25/2002-Cus by substituting updated component entries-notably capacitors, EMI/RFI filters, LED indicator lamps and display systems, relays (upto 7A), resistors, potentiometers, PCBs and related parts-against multiple serial numbers, replaces S.No.17 with an expanded list of cathode ray tube manufacturing machinery, components and spares, and inserts S.Nos.58-60 to cover SMT and handset assembly equipment, GBM/robotics/inspection systems for CRTs, and specialized Plasma Display Panel manufacturing equipment.

Customs tariff amendments expand exempted parts and substitute entries to include electronic components in the customs schedule.
Amendments alter the Table to Notification No. 25/1999 Customs by substituting specified descriptive entries and inserting numerous items in LIST A and LIST B, thereby expanding the schedule to include various electronic components, parts of cathode ray tubes and television picture tubes, certain metal inputs and alloys, and replacing or broadening existing terminology for materials and parts.

Exemption from Education Cess on specified imported goods, providing duty relief subject to prescribed conditions and tariff schedule.
Exemption from Education Cess is granted for specified imported goods by exempting enumerated tariff headings, sub-headings and tariff items from the levy of Education Cess under the Finance Act, exercised under powers of the Customs Act; exemptions are subject to conditions referenced in related notifications and to later amendments, substitutions, omissions and rescissions recorded in the notification history.

Tariff Schedule Amendment updates customs tariff classifications and duty rates, altering applicability and concessional provisions.
Amendment to a customs exemption notification substitutes specified serial entries in the tariff TABLE with revised tariff headings and corresponding duty specifications, changing the applicable duty rates and concessional treatment for the listed items while maintaining the notification's overall structure.

Customs exemption scope narrowed by restricting additional duty relief for materials used in capital goods supplied under international competitive bidding.
Amendments to multiple customs exemption notifications modify scope and conditions of tariff relief by inserting a restriction that exemption from additional duty will not apply to materials for manufacture of capital goods supplied to fertilizer plants under international competitive bidding; expanding eligible assistive items for talking books and related equipment; substituting specified ad valorem duty rates for certain table entries; removing select conditions and sub-entries; and omitting numerous table entries to narrow the exemption schedules.

Customs tariff amendments expand exemptions and revise duty rates and table entries for specified imported goods.
Amendments revise the exemption notification by substituting, omitting and inserting multiple Table entries and columns to modify duty treatment and concessional indicators, add a new serial for specified naphtha imports by listed power plants, and change goods coverage for targeted sectors. The Annexure is reworked by omitting a condition, substituting and expanding Lists (including new List 2A and revised Lists 5, 6 and 41), specifying eligible units and licencees for certain imports, and expanding the catalogue of assistive devices and sectoral machinery eligible for concession.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority: Commissioner designated to adjudicate specified Show Cause Notices in a DRI investigation.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs designates the Commissioner of Customs, Kandla to act as Commissioner of Customs, Jamnagar and Commissioner of Customs, Export Promotion, Mumbai to adjudicate matters arising from a specified Show Cause Notice, centralising adjudicatory jurisdiction for the referenced case under the appointed Commissioner.